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Primary Prevention Framework for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action

Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPHA) is “the prevention of and response to abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence against children in humanitarian action.” While significant effort and improvements have been made in the sector on responding when harm has already taken place, less focus...

Report | The Unprotected: Annual Spotlight on Child Protection Funding in Humanitarian Action – 2021

Find the Executive Summary in Arabic, English, French and Spanish. Children make up 50% of those affected in humanitarian crises and are disproportionately impacted by conflict and crisis. Throughout 2020 and 2021, COVID-19, conflict and climate change have been impacting children at unprecedented...

Storybook | Seeing Forced Displacement and Protection Through a Child’s Eyes

Seeing Forced Displacement and Protection Through a Child’s Eyes When her hometown erupted in violence, young Mariam was forced to flee with part of her family. Three years later, she tells her story in I am Mariam, a delightful, illustrated book. Accompanying her in her journey, we discover how she...

CPHA Community of Practice

The Alliance and the Global Child Protection Area of Responsibility are thrilled to host the Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPHA) Community of Practice! The community is an online space for CPHA practitioners to connect, communicate, and share updates, resources, and experiences to reach...

CPHA Community of Practice

The Alliance and the Global Child Protection Area of Responsibility are thrilled to host the Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPHA) Community of Practice! The community is an online space for CPHA practitioners to connect, communicate, and share updates, resources, and experiences to reach...

News | Official Launch of the NEW Child Protection in Humanitarian Action Community of Practice

The Alliance and the Global Child Protection Area of Responsibility are thrilled to announce that the Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPHA) Community of Practice is now LIVE!! The community is an online space for CPHA practitioners to connect, communicate, and share updates, resources, and...

Virtual Launch Event | A Clarion Call: The Centrality of Children and their Protection in Humanitarian Action

The Government of Norway & The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action Cordially invite you to the launch of The Alliance Strategy ‘ A Clarion Call: The Centrality of Children and their Protection in Humanitarian Action’ Monday 6 December 2021, 15:00 - 16:00 (CET) Online Event: Register...

Participant Pack for the Alliance Strategy Launch Event

Thank you to all who have already registered for the Alliance Strategy Launch event “ A Clarion Call: The Centrality of Children and their Protection in Humanitarian Action”, taking place on Monday, the 6th of December at 15:00 – 16:00 GVA time. Please find the agenda, available in English, French...

COVID-19 Evidence Synthesis: Strengthening Caregiving Environments - Prioritising Family- Based Care in Humanitarian Settings During COVID-19

From April 2020 to December 2021, the COVID-19 mapping team published the COVID-19 Evidence Synthesis series as a periodic digest of COVID-19 related resources (guidance, news, and academic articles), with the purpose to identify emerging child protection risks, responses, and apparent resource gaps...

The Alliance 2021 Annual Meeting Moments Report

Did you miss out on the Alliance 2021 Annual Meeting on Preventing Harm to Children? No need to worry - you can follow-along just as if you were at the 2021 Annual Meeting by browsing through the LIVE tweets from the meeting by taking a look at our 2021 Annual Meeting Moments Report. This report...

Blog Post | The Climate Crisis, Climate Justice and Child Protection during the 2021 Annual Meeting

Initiating the dialogue; Child Protection Alliance annual meeting “Climate action is not sufficiently child sensitive, or child informed, and rarely integrates child protection risks.” “There is a huge, timely opportunity for the child protection sector to influence evolving climate agendas -in...

Concerned that your programming doesn’t see the whole child? This video may be for you

This new 10-minute video unpacks how to implement a socio-ecological approach and develop adequate strategies in child protection. Through an overview of the Child Protection Minimum Standards’ Pillar 3, it highlights the value of considering the interrelated dimensions affecting both protection...

Guidance | CPHA Frontliner Getting Started Learning Package

The Alliance L&D Working Group is thrilled to announce that the CPHA Frontliner Getting Started Learning Package has been finalized and replaces the CPMS Working Group’s 2014 Frontline Workers package! This package has been designed to rapidly onboard new team members in the wake of a new emergency...

Launch of the Strategic Plan 2021-2025 - Join us on 6 December!

The Alliance is pleased to announce the external launch event of the 2021-2025 Strategic Plan on the 6th of December 2021 from 3 to 4 pm CET. Please join to learn more about the Clarion Call: The Centrality of Children and their Protection in Humanitarian Action. Please register and share this event...

New resources from the L&D Working Group

Reminders! In September 2021 the L&D Working Group released a comprehensive set of learning resources on adapting programming in the Context of COVID-19. All resources are available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic and include: Learning modules for face to face and remote delivery...

Please disseminate widely! CPHA Community of Practice

As announced during the Annual Meeting, we have partnered with the Child Protection Area of Responsibility to set up a new CPHA community of practice on Changemakers for Children. We are very excited to say that we are finally ready to open up registration to the platform more broadly! While we are...

Prevention Initiative Update

Primary Prevention CPHA Position Paper: Prior to the 2021 Annaul Meeting, the Alliance released “From Theory to Practice: Towards a Framework for Primary Prevention in Child Protection in Humanitarian Action.” This position paper discusses the importance of primary prevention approaches to address...

Thank you for another successful Annual Meeting!

This past 4-8 October, the Alliance held its Annual Meeting. The theme was “ Preventing Harm to Children”. 679 unique users participated to the online event. During the week, we had the opportunity to hear from 43 presentations from CP practitioners, academics, etc. The Alliance Strategic Plan 2021...

Updates from the CAAFAG Task Force

Preventing child recruitment and strengthening reintegration: Launch of the Growing Strong Together Parenting Resource Package. The Parenting Resource Package was launched on the 23rd of November and is accessible here. The CAAFAG Task Force was also part of a round table on Children associated with...

Growing Strong Together: A Parenting Program to Support the Reintegration of Children and Prevent their Recruitment

This Intervention Package aims at supporting practitioners to roll out and implement parenting intervention to protect children, and adolescents and young persons (8-21 years) from recruitment and promote their reintegration following association with armed forces or armed groups. If you would like...

World Children's Day 2021

On the occasion of World's Children Day, The Alliance together with the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Children’s Environmental Rights Initiative (CERI) issued a Statement reiterating the centrality of children and their protection in climate action. To find the official statement...

World Children's Day 2021 | Joint-Statement on the Centrality of Children in Climate Action

The Centrality of Children in Climate Action World Children’s Day 2021 As COP 26, the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference ends, the world must grapple with how much still must be done to ensure a safe environment for our children and future generations. With little time left to slow the...

Virtual Launch of the Alliance Strategy - Registration Open!

The Government of Norway & The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action Cordially invite you to the launch of The Alliance Strategy ‘ A Clarion Call: The Centrality of Children and their Protection in Humanitarian Action’ Monday 6 December 2021, 15:00 - 16:00 (CET) Online Event: Register...

Background Paper | Reducing Child Labour in Agriculture in Humanitarian Contexts

In 2020, 155 million people in 55 countries/regions were in crisis or worse – an increase of about 20 million people from 2019. In addition, children around the world are negatively affected by worsening education opportunities and the socioeconomic impacts of measures to stop the transmission of...

Podcast | COVID-19 Programme Adaptation Series, Ep 1: Innovative Approaches to Awareness Raising

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Child Protection actors needed to think outside the box on how to continue disseminating information and raising awareness amongst communities. This was even more crucial as knowledge is key to protecting yourself during a crisis. Child Protection actors...